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Objective@#To explore the relationship between abuse experience with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts of junior middle school students, and to provide a reference for suicide prevention of junior middle school students.@*Methods@#Cluster sampling method were used to selct 10 289 junior middle school students from 25 districts and counties of Chongqing were included in the analysis of this study from July to September in 2020. And Questionnaire on Abuse in Childhood and Mental Health Scale for Middle School Students were applied to collect the data about demographic information, suicide ideation and behavior.@*Results@#The prevalence of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among junior middle school students were 20.93% and 10.83%, respectively. Multivariate Logistic regression model found that after controlling for demographic variables and mental health, emotional abuse ( OR =2.07) and emotional neglect ( OR =2.03) showed higher correlations with suicidal ideation than the other three types of childhood abuse( OR physical neglect =1.19, OR physical abuse =1.60, OR sexual abuse =1.37, P <0.05); and sexual abuse ( OR =2.29) and physical neglect ( OR =1.87) showed higher associations with suicide attempt than the other three types of abuse( OR emotional abuse =1.63, OR emotional neglect =1.59, OR physical abuse =1.50, P <0.01).@*Conclusion@#All five types of child abuse were independent risk factors for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, and emotional neglect and emotional abuse had a greater effect on suicidal ideation, sexual abuse and physical neglect had a greater effect on suicide attempts.
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OBJECTIVES@#Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a syndrome that excludes secondary causes such as intracranial space-occupying lesion, hydrocephalus, cerebrovascular disease, and hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy. If not be treated promptly and effectively, IIH can cause severe, permanent vision disability and intractable, disabling headache. This study aims to explore the clinical and image features for IIH, to help clinicians to understand this disease, increase the diagnose rate, and improve the outcomes of patients.@*METHODS@#We retrospectively analyzed 15 cases of IIH that were admitted to Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, during January 2015 to September 2020. The diagnosis of IIH was based on the updated modified Dandy criteria. We analyzed clinical data of patients and did statistical analysis, including age, gender, height, weight, medical history, physical examination, auxiliary examination, treatment and outcome.@*RESULTS@#There were 10 females and 5 males. Female patients were 22 to 42 years old with median age of 39.5. Male patients were 27 to 52 years old with the median age of 44.0. The BMI was 24.14-34.17 (28.71±2.97) kg/m@*CONCLUSIONS@#IIH primarily affects women of childbearing age who are overweight. The major hazard of IIH is the severe and permanent visual loss. Typical image signs have high specificity in IIH diagnosis. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment are significantly important to improve the outcomes of patients.
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Adult , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Young Adult , Anemia, Iron-Deficiency , Intracranial Hypertension , Pseudotumor Cerebri/diagnostic imaging , Retrospective Studies , Ventriculoperitoneal ShuntABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:The success of the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth depends not only on determining the health status of the pulp,but also on selecting the most suitable pulp capping agent.At present,the commonly used pulp capping agent materials contain calcium hydroxide preparation and mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA).Recently,new biomaterials,such as Bioaggregate,Biodentine,and TheraCal,with good biocompatibility and good edge sealing,have been developed and extensively used.OBJECTIVE:To compare the efficacies of MTA,calcium hydroxide preparation,Biodentine and TheraCal LC that are commonly used in pediatric dentistry in the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth.METHODS:This prospective,single-center,randomized controlled clinical trial will be conducted in Chengdu Maternal and Child Center,China.Children with deep caries of deciduous teeth,who will be scheduled to undergo indirect pulp capping,direct pulp capping,and vital pulpotomy,will be selected and randomized into four groups according to pulp capping agents:MTA group,calcium hydroxide group,Biodentine group and TheraCal group.Patients will receive return visit at postoperative 3,6 and 12 months during follow-up.By using X-ray,we will observe and compare the speed and quality of the formation of the dentin bridge with different biomaterials,and assess the reason for the failure of treatment.This trial was registered in ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:NCT03220360,on July 14,2017.The study protocol has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Chengdu Maternal and Child Center,China (approval number:20170506).All protocols will be performed in accordance with the Ethical Principles for Medical Research Involving Human Subjects in the Declaration of Helsinki.Written informed consent will be provided by each patient and their family members after they indicated that they fully understood the treatment plan.RESULTS AND CONCLUSION:This study will compare the efficacies of various biomaterials in the preservation of vital pulp in carious deciduous teeth.New materials Biodentine and TheraCal will be selected in classical technique to verify their efficacies and explore their superiorities.Classical materials calcium hydroxide and MTA will be selected as controls,which will be separately used in indirect pulp capping,direct pulp capping,and vital pulpotomy to provide reliable choices for clinicians.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To observe the clinical efficacy difference among elongated needle, filiform needle and medication for post-stroke indigestion.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Sixty cases of post-stroke indigestion were randomly assigned into an elongated needle group, a filiform needle group and a medication group, 20 cases in each one. Acupuncture of restoring consciousness and inducing resuscitation and conventional medical treatment were applied in the three groups. 125 mm elongated needles were perpendicularly inserted at Zhongwan (CV 12), Liangmen (ST 21) and Tianshu (ST 25) in the elongated needle group; 20 to 30 mm perpendicular filiform at the same points in the filiform needle group. All the treatment was given for 4 weeks, 6 times a week, 1 time a day. Domperidone was prescribed orally in the medication group for 4 weeks, 3 times a day and once 10 mg. The indexes were dyspepsia TCM symptom score, Liz dyspepsia questionnaire (LDQ), Nepean Dyspepsia Index of quality of life (NDLQI), Safety Data Sheet (SDS) self rating scale and side effect scale (TESS). The effects were evaluated.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>The scores of TCM symptom, LDQ, SDS scores in the three groups decreased and NDLQI increased after 7-day, 14-day, and 28-day treatment as compared with those before treatment (<0.05,<0.01). The TCM symptom score and LDQ score in the elongated needle group after 28-day treatment were lower than those in the filiform needle and medication groups (<0.05,<0.01). The SDS score in the medication group was lower than that in the elongated needle and filiform needle group (both<0.05). There were no significant statistical difference for NDLQI score in the three groups (>0.05). The total effective rate was 90% (18/20) in the elongated needle group; those in the filiform needle group and medication group were 70% (14/20) and 75% (15/20) respectively, indicating statistical significance (<0.01).</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture with elongated needle can obviously improve symptoms in the patients with post-stroke indigestion, which is better than filiform needle and medication.</p>